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eating down

eating down is the present participle and gerund of eat down.

Meaning of eat down

Verb

eat down (third-person singular simple present eats down, present participle eating down, simple past ate down, past participle eaten down)

  1. (slang) Synonym of eat (“to be very good; to rule”).
    • She ate down with this song.
    Synonyms:
    eat up, eat

Questions about eating down

What is eating down the present participle and gerund of?
Eating down is the present participle and gerund of eat down.

Words near eating down in the dictionary

  1. eating crow
  2. eating cunt
  3. eating dirt
  4. eating disorder
  5. eating disorders
  6. eating down
  7. eating establishment
  8. eating establishments
  9. eating for two
  10. eating from the palm of someone's hand
  11. eating habit

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